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DEFINITION: To pose, or posture, in a distinctive manner in order to express one's cultural affinities -- may be accompanied by awkward gestures.
Verboticisms
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Bombastardate
Created by: shonco
Pronunciation: bom-bass-tard-ate
Sentence: In the absence of any real skills needed to win the fight, he felt that his only option was to bombastardate.
Etymology: from bombast (pompous ramblings); and bastard (a vicious, despicable, or thoroughly disliked person)
Malabash
Created by: quippingqueen
Pronunciation: mal/a/bash
Sentence: His odd gesticulations were intended to malabash his opponent whom he considered nothing but a vainglorious vegan and a wicked wench to boot.
Etymology: Mal: abnormal + abash: to astonish or destroy the self-confidence or self-possession of another
Goofinity
Created by: pandafever
Pronunciation: goo-fen-ity
Sentence: My goofinity was immortalized in my yearbook picture.
Etymology:
Remybod
Created by: adbern
Pronunciation: remy-both
Sentence: look around, all the people want is remybod
Etymology: read my body
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COMMENTS:
Send me some reading glasses... - wordmeister, 2007-01-29: 19:07:00
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Jerkulate
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: jerk-yoo-late
Sentence: The skater kids liked to jerkulate to show their affiliation.
Etymology: jerk + gesticulate
Metoocool
Created by: BMott
Pronunciation: Me - too - kool
Sentence: Her flip-flops scraping against the concrete were evidence of her metoocool attempts to be different from the rest of us.
Etymology: Me - one's own self; I Too - to an excessive degree Cool - fashionable; hip
Gesdickulate
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: jes-dick-you-late
Sentence: There's nothing more embarassing than the gesdickulations of trust-fund kids who think they are "street."
Etymology: I'm too polite to say.
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COMMENTS:
HA!! - purpleartichokes, 2007-01-29: 14:51:00
I predickt your word will fetch a lot of votes! - purpleartichokes, 2007-01-29: 14:59:00
I predickt your word will fetch a lot of votes! - purpleartichokes, 2007-01-29: 15:18:00
Danke, purple. :) - Osomatic, 2007-01-29: 16:40:00
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Smugmuggle
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: smug/mug/l
Sentence: In order to intimidate the customs officers they would smugmuggle confidently and strut past loaded with contraband items
Etymology: smug + mug + smuggle
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COMMENTS:
so that's how you do it... - wordmeister, 2007-01-29: 19:03:00
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Strikeaposse
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: strike-ah-poss-ee
Sentence: strikeaposse, theres nothing to it..phogue
Etymology: strike a pose, posse
Snapose
Created by: paperhoard
Pronunciation: snap-pose
Sentence: Seeing my 1970's clothing, the high stepping hipsters snaposed some righteous moves at me.
Etymology: SNAP- To move or cause to move with a sudden abrupt motion -=and=- POSE- To represent oneself falsely; pretend to be other than what one is.
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COMMENTS:
Good word. Personally, I think that the snapose points to the true self -- to what the individual secretly desires... - wordmeister, 2007-01-29: 19:06:00
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